Do not edit the Twenty Eleven theme. It is the default WordPress 3.2 theme and having access to an unedited version of the theme is vital when dealing with a range of site issues. However, you can apply a custom background to Twenty Eleven using Appearance -> Background.

Ok – I’m new at this as well and would like to change the “whatever it’s called where the writing goes” background color – not the background color that the theme offers, but the other background color.

I tried looking for a suitable place in the style.css to post the above code, but I’m not familar enough about WHERE to post that. Do I just put it anywhere in there? If I’m not asking too much, could someone post instructions stating “PLACE THIS CODE between THIS and THIS? If I get this much info, I can handle the rest. Thanks!

I have a background problem. My site http://www.footballbets.com was looking good and some how I lost the background color scheme for the posting area. I have it set to light in the theme options and it was working correctly. Now the color theme for the post area is the same as my Background colors of the site.

If i change the settings under the Theme Options from light to dark only the background color of the heading changes and not the body or post area. It is the same as the outside borders of the background setting.